Olafur Jens Sigurdsson wrote: > Þann 2006-06-26, 16:22:08 (-0700) skrifaði Willie Wonka: > Hi.
Hi and Thanks for your reply... > If you want to updgrade only one or two apps then all you have to do > is say apt-get install nameofpackage, and apt-get will download and > install the package and all its dependencies and take care of this for > you. I see - However: because (A) I have only added the "testing" pinning (in /etc/apt/preferences) *and* the deb-src for 'testing' in /etc/apt/sources.list entry today ...and (B) I haven't yet actually performed the 'apt-get update' (only simulated)...I suppose that when I do this 'update' -- then after a 'apt-get install hdparm' it will be upgraded? Before today, I have done 'apt-get update' on fairly regular basis (for Security updates mainly) ;-) Right now, when I do 'apt-get install hdparm' I get; ~$ sudo apt-get install hdparm Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done ****hdparm is already the newest version.**** 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 10 not upgraded. Note the hdparm is already the newest, when in fact it isn't... I guess the "10 not upgraded" is telling me to upgrade first? Oversight on my part? More below... > > * Is "Sarge" (Stable) now considered version 3.1r2 ? > Yes, see http://www.debian.org/News/2006/20060419 Thanks - as I suspected > > * If so, how can I make upgrade mine from 3.1r1 to 3.1r2 -- would it be as > > simple as 'sudo apt-get update' ? > apt-get update only updates the repository for your computer. That is > it only fetches a file from the server you specify in > /etc/apt/sources.list that says what packages are available and where > to find them (along with other info). I did not know this was the aspect - are you sure the 'apt-get update' doesnt actually install the updates? (please see my security concerns above). > To actually upgrade you have to do apt-get upgrade. I see - no upgrading till I say so ...excellent! (I guess) > > * Which command can I use to show/tell if I'm using 3.1r1? -- and how when > > I get to 3.1r2? > > If you havent set up your system with a distribution that was made > after 19th of april or done a apt-get upgrade since then, then you are > using r1. I used a 3.1r1 CD and installed a few months ago and have not *upgraded* at all yet - but have *updated* regularly as mentioned. Do I understand correctly; and imagine for a moment there are no "testing" distribution entries anywhere on this system - only Stable - (as it was up until today) -- that even though I upDATED, these (security) updates are NOT applied? ..until I actually upGRADE? False sense of security do I have? Thanks for any clarification > > ~$ uname -a doesn't not seem to show that info. > > A double negative ... tsk tsk tsk :-) te he ... whooops! Apologies about the doesn't...doesn't it make ya ;-) > This only shows kernel specific info, the file /etc/debian_version is > the one that you are looking for. Aha!...Thanks ~$ cat /etc/debian_version 3.1 > Since you seem to be using testing now... Remember, only today did I add those entries - nothing yet has been installed, updated, upgraded, etc... > you can just say apt-get update > and then apt-get install hdparm and it will install hdparm and upgrade > all the packages that hdparm depends on and none else. Ok...Great -- will do > HTH Very much so, and thank you > Oli Regards __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
